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Released
  
6 September 1996

Artist
  
The Wiggles

Producer
  
The Wiggles

Genre
  
Children's music

Length
  
33:27

Release date
  
6 September 1996

Label
  
ABC Kids


Studio
  
The Tracking Station Studios, Sydney

Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (1996)
  
The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack (1997)

Similar
  
The Wiggles albums, Other albums

Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas, released on 6 September 1996 is The Wiggles' seventh album and the group's first Christmas album. It was made into a video the following year.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by (or trad arr. by) M. Cook, J. Fatt, A. Field, G. Page, except listed below.

Personnel

Credits are taken from the album's liner notes.

The Wiggles are: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Greg Page, and Anthony Field Vocals

  • Vocals – Greg Page
  • Backing Vocals – Paul Paddick, The Wiggles

    • Instruments

  • Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet and Flugelhorn – Dom Lindsay
  • Cello – Margaret Lindsay
  • Viola – Angela Lindsay
  • Violin – Maria Schattovits
  • Drums – Tony Henry, Peter Iacono
  • Guitars – Terry Murray, Rex Kellehr, Murray Cook, Anthony Field and Greg Page
  • Bass – Murray Cook
  • Organs, Piano, Accordion – Jeff Fatt

    • Production

  • Engineered by: Chris Brooks, Alex Keller, Roy Mollace, Aaron Ruig

    • Video

    The album was also made into a video with the same title. It was originally released in 1997 in the Australia region. It was later edited and re-released in 1999 to account for changes made in the TV series and the addition of a "Wiggly Christmas Medley".

    Song list

    1. Have a Very Merry Christmas
    2. Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
    3. Rudolf the Red-Nose Reindeer (1997 version only)
    4. Here Comes Santa Claus
    5. Go Santa Go
    6. Ding Dong Merrily On High
    7. Christmas Star
    8. Unto Us This Holy Night
    9. Feliz Navidad
    10. Jingle Bells
    11. Christmas Picnic
    12. Let's Clap Hands for Santa Claus
    13. Henry's Christmas Dance
    14. Jeff's Christmas Tune
    15. It's a Christmas Party on the Goodship Feathersword
    16. Away in a Manger
    17. Wags Is Bouncing Around the Christmas Tree
    18. Silent Night
    19. We Wish You a Merry Christmas

    Production

    As with The Wiggles Movie, the costumes for The Wiggles and friends were updated. It is the first video besides the movie where The Wiggles have logos on their shirts. Producer and Director Dean Covell added "3D animation" to the videos.

    The Christmas set was in the background during the taping of the interviews with The Wiggles and Captain Feathersword for The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack Enhance CD bonus track.

    Release

    In an August 1997 article by The Sun-Herald, The Wiggles planned to release the Christmas video in November, and was going to tour New South Wales and Victoria. The Powerhouse Museum website listed the video as being released in September 1997. However, the Powerhouse Museum exhibit itself showed a poster with a release date for Wiggly Wiggly Christmas on ABC Video for 13 October.

    Cast

    The cast as presented on the videos:

    The Wiggles are
  • Murray Cook
  • Jeff Fatt
  • Anthony Field
  • Greg Page
    • Additional Cast
  • Captain Feathersword: Paul Paddick
  • Dorothy the Dinosaur: Leeanne Ashley
  • Dorothy's Voice: Carolyn Ferrie
  • Henry the Octopus: Charmaine Martin
  • Wags the Dog: Edward Rooke
  • Santa: Jonathon Mill
  • Mexican Puppets by Balooga Puppets
  • Iggy: Graeme Haddon
  • Ziggy and Frank: Edward Rooke
  • Feliz Navidad Dancers: Larissa Wright, Reem Hanwell, Elyssa Dawson, Kristen Knox, Rhiannah Kitching, Shannon Smith
  • Mary: Clare Field
  • Joseph: Joseph Field
  • Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer: Cassandra Halloran
  • Reindeer: Jessica Halloran, Sian Ryan, Sofia Silvestrini
  • Elves: Clare Field, Joseph Field, Emma Ryan, Natasha Petracic, Ashleigh Johns, Alicia Bryant, Laura Tilt, Anthony Silvestrini, Leonardo Silvestrini
  • Shepherds: Jessica Halloran, Sian Ryan, Emma Ryan
  • Wise Men: Cassandra Halloran, Sofia Silvestrini, Anthony Silvestrini
  • Donkey: Laura Tilt
  • Cow: Alicia Bryant
  • Sheep: Natasha Petracic, Ashleigh Johns
  • Drummer Boy: Leonardo Silvestrini
  • Little Girls: Georgia Munro-Cook, Ceili Moore

    • 1999 re-release

    The video was re-released in 1999 with the removal of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", and the addition of a concert track called "Wiggly Christmas Medley". The medley was filmed from their Toot, Toot! tour at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in December 1998, and contains different camera angles before and after the song in comparison to its version on The Wiggly Big Show. Some minor typos in the video such as "Felice Navidad" were corrected, along with some cleanup on the title bars and closing credits.

    Home release

    A listing of release dates for the 1999 edition. The US DVD features a photo gallery.

    VHS

  • Region 4 (Australia): 1999 (Roadshow/ABC Video #102341)
  • Region 2 (United Kingdom): 1 November 1999 (Walt Disney Home Video, EAN 5017186111975)
  • Region 1 (North America): 24 October 2000 (HIT Entertainment, under Lyrick Studios #2505)

    • DVD

  • Region 1 (North America): 30 September 2003 (HIT Entertainment #24031)
  • Region 2 (United Kingdom): 21 November 2005 (HIT Entertainment HIT41802 2-pack with Yule Be Wiggling)
  • Region 4 (Australia): 9 October 2006 (Roadshow #102341-9)

    • Songs

    1Have a Very Merry Christmas0:33
    2Wiggly Wiggly Christmas2:14
    3With a Shiny Red Nose0:08

    References

    Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas Wikipedia
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